bees
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Bees
Just like how humans recognise faces, bees are born with an innate ability to find and remember flowers
Scarlett Howard, Deakin University and Adrian Dyer, RMIT University We’ve all watched a honeybee fly past us and land on…
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Bees
How a bee sees: tiny bumps on flower petals give them their intense colour — and help them survive
Adrian Dyer, RMIT University and Jair Garcia, RMIT University The intense colours of flowers have inspired us for centuries. They…
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Plants
Mullein – Indigenous Friend to All
According to Oregon Wild (an American conservation organisation), some 500,000 acres of Oregons wild lands were developed in 2015. I…
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Bees
The mystery of the blue flower: nature’s rare colour owes its existence to bee vision
Adrian Dyer, RMIT University At a dinner party, or in the schoolyard, the question of favourite colour frequently results in…
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Bees
Aussie scientists need your help keeping track of bees (please)
Bees get a lot of good press. They pollinate our crops and in some cases, make delicious honey. But bees…
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Who Needs Grass?
The Kniskerns’ yard is a sustainable smorgasbord Over a period of less than 10 years, James and Mary Kniskern transformed…
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